Apple Cake

For instance, I don’t feel guilty about eating this cake because there’s more fruit and nuts in it than say, flour.

When applied to the laws of normal logic, that justification doesn’t work. It’s a good thing the laws of normal logic don’t apply here. Right? Right?

Before making my grandma’s apple cake recipe this week, I had a conference with my 3 favorite aunts about the recipe ingredients.

Aunts are a gift from God. They bring so much perspective to your life.

My question to my aunts was about whether or not the right amount of sugar was listed on the recipe. It seemed like a lot, especially by today’s standards. They assured me the recipe was DELICIOUS as is.

Well, it still seemed like a lot of sugar and I don’t have the perspective or experience that my favorite aunts do. So, I decided to live dangerously and cut the amount of sugar in half.

The cake was done and warm from the oven. I took a little bite – from the bottom – to see how it tasted. It was YUM-my. But, I thought it could use a little something.

When in doubt, add a glaze. Words to live by, my friend.

I used a powdered sugar-based glaze with cinnamon and a spicy ginger ale as the liquid. It added the somethin’-somethin’ that I was looking for. (We like Red Rock Ginger Ale.)

(Look at all the apples in that slice below! Yum!)

The irony is not lost on me that I added back in all of the sugar that I took out by making this glaze. My 3 favorite aunts can go ahead and shake their heads now at this foolish not so youngin’. Whichever way you decide to make this recipe, it will make your tastebuds happy!

Optional Glaze
If you’ve cut the sugar in the recipe down to 1 cup, you may want to add a glaze on top of the cake. Combine 1 cup powdered sugar, 1 heaping tsp cinnamon and 1 tablespoon of ginger ale. (You could also use apple juice instead.) Mix until powdered sugar is all incorporated into the liquid. You can use a tad more liquid if needed to make the glaze more runny. Pour carefully over the warm cake. Enjoy!

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Sandy Smith

If I remember right your grandmother used to put a cream cheese icing on her cake. It was so good. I’ve tried to make it several times but it never tastes just like Myrtles? Her cake raw apple cake was to die for. However, I’m going to try to make it again for a potluck on Sunday.